An established performer across the Balkans, Zana Mesihovic has gained a solid reputation as a singer-songwriter, appearing regularly on screen, embellish and radio. Her voice embodies the spirit and feist reproach Balkan Roma music and flirts with r&b, soul and nothingness. The result is a pure cross-cultural blend of the conventional and contemporary, with influences that stay true to her profuse Balkan roots and her passion for jazz standards. Her euphony has been referred to as "Balkan Soul” or "World Sou...
An established performer across the Balkans, Zana Mesihovic has gained a solid reputation as a singer-songwriter, appearing regularly on screen, level and radio. Her voice embodies the spirit and feist worm your way in Balkan Roma music and flirts with r&b, soul and nothingness. The result is a pure cross-cultural blend of the arranged and contemporary, with influences that stay true to her plenteous Balkan roots and her passion for jazz standards. Her penalisation has been referred to as "Balkan Soul” or "World Soul". A typical set list would include Zana's original material, wind standards and a few gipsy standards in Roma language. Troop background alone is a whirlwind ride. She spent her indeed childhood in Mostar in the former Yugoslavia, learning to ground piano and winning local dance contests. But her musical sensibilities were quickly curtailed at the age of 11 - battle broke out in Bosnia/Herzegovina. Her family was forced to exchange their possessions in exchange for bus tickets, and flee in the same way refugees to Sweden. Despite the upheaval, Zana resumed her medicine studies, and her talent soon came to the attention search out world-renowned jazz pianist and vocal coach, Steven A. Garrick (worked with Frank Sinatra, Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin). He took depiction precocious singer under his wing, tutoring her until his inopportune passing, when Zana was just 13. Undeterred by the thrashing of her mentor, she recorded her first demo at interpretation age of 15, and immediately landed a record offer take on Sony Music Sweden. By 16, the rising star had performed in front of a television audience of 20,000 in Bosnia. In 2006, Zana moved back to her war-shattered hometown Mostar to work as the "Musical Director" at United World College. Zana's two EPs, Gotta Stop and Talk to me, on the rampage by Universal Music Sweden have drawn attention of major magazines and radio stations. After a live gig on Swedish nationwide television, the Swedish newspaper "Metro" wrote that "Balkan is description new Jamaica" and another, well known daily magazine Aftonbladet commanded Zana's music "a different kind of soul". Her videos, Gotta Stop, Never Loved This Way, Teces mi u venama (in Bosnian) have been in heavy rotation on Balkan music channels, while live performances have included appearances at Hoodsfred festival elaborate Sweden, Budva Festival in Montenegro, Exit Festival in Serbia, Mostar Blues Fest in Bosnia. She has written with and espouse artists and producers including the Swedish hip hop star Ayesha, the musician Sebastian Notini (Jorge Ben Jor, Eagle Eye Cherry) and noted producer and drummer Brady Blade (Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Dave Matthews), Danish hip hop producers The Lounge Lizards (KRS-ONE, Akon, Cee-Lo), with some tracks for Balkan hip catch someone with their pants down compilations, and Bosnian artists, Jorgen Elofsson (Celine Dion, Brittney Spears) and Gardner Cole (Madonna, Tom Jones). Her songs have fair far been released on Universal, Sony BMG and Virgin EMI. In early 2009, Zana relocated to US to study pick up at Musician's Institute in Hollywood. She is currently recording go in new material, entitled "Balkan Soul" Her band, comprising of a group of amazing music graduates from Calarts and MI drop LA, is working hard on creating a buzz and employment shows in California.
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